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Food and Drinks

Best breakfast sandwich in Los Angeles

Burbank Biscuit at Coffee Commissary in Los Angeles, Southern California

Food and Drinks

Best bubble tea in Hong Kong

Gong Cha in Hong Kong, China

Food and Drinks

Best mezcal bar in Mérida, Mexico

La Fundación Mezcalería in Mérida, Mexico

Gear

Best wallet phone case

CM4 Q Card Case

Trips

Best US airline business class

Delta One

Food and Drinks

Best place to grab a beer in the White Mountains

Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery in North Woodstock, New Hampshire

Gear

Best flight safety video

Virgin America Safety Dance

Food and Drinks

Best shrimp and grits in New Orleans

Atchafalaya in New Orleans, Louisiana

Food and Drinks

Best butter chicken in Fiji

Sitar in Nadi, Fiji

Food and Drinks

Best western-style café in Fiji

Bulaccino Café in Nadi, Fiji

Trips

Best place to discover Fado, Portuguese guitar music

Museu do Fado in Lisbon, Portugal

Trips

Best place to ride in a classic BMW Isetta

BMW Museum in Munich, Germany

Trips

Best tour of a Russian icebreaker ship

Krasin Icebreaker in St. Petersburg, Russia

Food and Drinks

Best place to watch the classic film Casablanca

Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, Morocco

Trips

Best temple for seeing mass animal sacrifices

Dakshinkali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

Trips

Best bicycle ride to see Van Gogh art in a forest

Kröller-Müller Museum in Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Food and Drinks

Best bar for hearing Czech folk songs

Hammond Cafe in České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Food and Drinks

Best dessert in the Czech Republic

Trdelníks in Prague, Czech Republic

Gear

Best men’s backpacking underwear

ExOfficio Men’s Give-N-Go Boxer Briefs

Guides

Best climbing guides in Yángshuò, China

Insight Adventures in Yángshuò, China

Trips

Best rock concert venue in Seattle

The Showbox at the Market in Seattle, Washington

Trips

Best opium-smoking simulation

Hall of Opium Museum in Golden Triangle, Thailand

Trips

Best dance lesson in a round barn

Arcadia Round Barn in Arcadia, Oklahoma

Food and Drinks

Best African-Patagonian fusion restaurant in Chile

Afrigonia in Puerto Natales, Chile

Hotels

Best luxury hotel for seeing a wild tiger in India

Khem Villas in Ranthambore National Park, India

Gear

Best freeze-dried backpacking food

Mountain House Freeze-Dried Meals

Gear

Best backpack water reservoir

CamelBak Antidote 3.0L Reservoir

Food and Drinks

Best breakfast in Reykajvik, Iceland

Bergsson Mathús in Reykjavik, Iceland

Trips

Best department store in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyu Hands in Tokyo, Japan

Trips

Best romantic date in Seattle

Agua Verde Cafe and Paddle Club in Seattle, Washington

Guides

Best rooftop tour in St. Petersburg, Russia

Vsevolod “Seva” Mitrofanov in St. Petersburg, Russia

Apps

Best translation app

Google Translate

Food and Drinks

Best cafe in Kathmandu, Nepal

Or2k in Kathmandu, Nepal

Food and Drinks

Best high tea in Cape Town, South Africa

Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa

Trips

Best improv comedy club in Los Angeles

Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, Southern California

Guides

Best place to learn to scuba dive

Útila Dive Center in Útila, Honduras

Food and Drinks

Best low-key bar in Reykjavik, Iceland

Kex Hostel Bar in Reykjavik, Iceland

Hotels

Best wine vineyard hotel in the Duoro Valley, Portugal

Quinta do Vallado Wine Hotel in Duoro Valley, Portugal

Gear

Best romantic train travel movie

Before Sunrise

Food and Drinks

Best grilled cheese on the way to Everest Base Camp

Himalayan Hotel in Pheriche, Nepal

Apps

Best app for buying train and flight tickets in India

Cleartrip

Food and Drinks

Best casserole lunch in Würzburg, Germany

Das Auflauf Restaurant in Würzburg, Germany

Hotels

Best hotel for a railfan

Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana

Trips

Best place to play vintage Soviet arcade games

Museum of Soviet Arcade Games in Moscow, Russia

Apps

Best flight search app

Hipmunk

Food and Drinks

Best pizza near Denali National Park

Panorama Pizza Pub in Denali National Park, Alaska

Gear

Best camping water filter

MSR HyperFlow Microfilter

Food and Drinks

Best fast food in Cairo, Egypt

Gad in Cairo, Egypt

Apps

Best way to meet locals

Couchsurfing

Apps

Best Russian Metro navigation app

Metropolitan by Aleksey Dodonov in Moscow, Russia

Gear

Best way to organize a suitcase

eBags Packing Cubes

Hotels

Best hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam

Food and Drinks

Best breakfast in Anchorage, Alaska

Snow City Cafe in Anchorage, Alaska

Gear

Best travel tripod

Joby GorillaPod

Gear

Best hiking GPS

Garmin Oregon 450t

Trips

Best kayaking day trip from Homer, Alaska

Kachemak Bay to Yukon Island in Homer, Alaska

Trips

Best hike for seeing Bryce Canyon’s orange hoodoos

The Under-the-Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Trips

Best island-filled lake in California

Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Northern California